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Maker(s):Wilder, Charles
Culture:American
Title:stick barometer
Date Made:1860-1870
Type:Temperature Control
Materials:wood, glass, mercury; base metal: brass
Place Made:United States; New Hampshire, Peterborough
Measurements:overall: 37 1/2 in x 10 in x 1 3/4 in; 95.25 cm x 25.4 cm x 4.5212 cm
Accession Number:  HD 2003.25.15
Credit Line:Gift of the Estate of Elizabeth H. Burrows
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield
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Description:
Stick barometer inscribed "CHARLES WILDER / PETERBORO / N.H." over the silvered brass register plate showing the thermometer on the left and "WOODRUFF'S / PAT / JUNE 5, 1860." over the silvered brass register plate showing barometric pressure on the left side, all set in a wood case with a tall arched crest over a molded glazed door. Both register plates are held in by large round-headed screws. The Charles Wilder Thermometer and Barometer Factory was in operation from 1860 to 1903.

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